THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Flavoured with condiments 6. Get off plane 12. Tokyo language 17. Love goddess 18. Pungent vegetable 19. Medieval musician 20. Permissible 21. Star clusters 22. Rummage (through) 24. Rental agreement 26. TV series debut episode 29. Fumes angrily 33. Babies’ teething sticks 36. Battle vessel 39. Pouch-beaked bird 41. Metallic (of sound) 42. Aptitude 43. Strangely alluring 44. Mausoleum, Taj ... 46. Regretting 48. Traipses 50. Arrive 52. Broadcasts on radio 54. Dessert, creme ... 56. Insect 58. Prosecutes 60. Motels 61. Sodden 62. Lost track of 66. Crew-necked tops (1-6) 67. Policy statement 70. Religious non-believer 71. Wine bar 72. Put into cipher 73. Bread grain 75. Enclose 76. Gain through will 77. Classifying 78. Hover (on brink) 80. Ostrich relative 81. Eye part 82. Withdraw (from contest) 85. American lizards 88. Supervisors 90. Imprecise 93. Body-hugging 95. Nautical shelter 96. Meat or fruit 97. Civil disturbance 99. Alphabet (1,1,1) 100. Attacked viciously 102. Prohibits 104. Smack 105. Much the same 108. Cove 110. Organise feast 112. Paris is there 114. Use frugally (3,3) 117. Ring-shaped bun 118. Redecorate 119. Threshold rug 120. Gorge 122. Wagering 126. Throws (stones) at 129. Fool 132. Clumsy 135. Brawny 136. Sought-after 137. Outlook 138. Beer 139. Jousting weapon 140. Most sugary 141. Haughtiest 142. Clippers
DOWN
1. Quickly evaluate (3,2) 2. Cancel 3. Outlast 4. Tallest peak 5. Supermarket section 6. Double 7. Tiny landmasses 8. Flee to wed 9. Offensively showy 10. Cakes, Swiss ... 11. Leg joint 12. Runs 13. Iron-deficient 14. Jumbled-word puzzle 15. Utters 16. Alleviates 23. Thwart 25. Illegally help 27. Frostier 28. Confessed (5,2) 30. First courses 31. Deadly chemical 32. Graceful 34. Oblivious 35. Scoundrel 37. I have, she ... 38. Cuban currency units 39. Serves from bottle 40. Saucepan cover 45. Argue 47. Parody 48. Stormy (romance) 49. To that degree 51. Mumbles 53. ... and outs 54. Dollar division 55. Minded (6,5) 57. Golly, ... whiz! 59. Reduced length of 60. Sporadic 61. That ... then, this is now 63. Exude 64. Climbing frames 65. Shilly-shallies 67. Small coach 68. Most cherished (memories) 69. Presenting (play) 74. Washington DC’S ... Hill 79. Wound (in) 81. Rotten 83. Arranged, ... up 84. Wrath 86. Also titled (1,1,1) 87. Pen tips 89. Magazine subscribers 90. Electrically charged particle 91. Most inquisitive 92. Water storage tank 94. Impersonate 96. Dim 98. Applied levy 101. Swamped 103. Cape 106. Prevent (disaster) 107. Country, ... Lanka 109. Existing condition, status ... 111. Saddle up again 112. Beauty treatments 113. Against 115. Mud-like sediment 116. Pig’s foot 117. Christening ceremony 120. Pitches tent 121. Walkway between pews 122. Rear of ship 123. Mexican friend 124. From Baghdad 125. Shark’s breathing organs 127. Scalp parasite 128. Dance moves 130. Darn! 131. Dedicatory verses 133. Uncluttered 134. Treaty